Extracting data from websites can be challenging when building and maintaining customized web scrapers. However, with the growing need for data collection, more user-friendly tools like ParseHub are emerging to help automate the data extraction process. In this comprehensive guide, we‘ll show you how to fully leverage ParseHub by integrating it with Oxylabs Residential or Datacenter Proxies.
What is ParseHub?
ParseHub is a low-cost, easy-to-use web scraping tool that allows users to extract data from websites into spreadsheets or APIs. It has a simple drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for non-technical users to build scrapers without needing to know how to code.
Some key features of ParseHub include:
- Visual scraper builder with point and click setup
- Extracts data into CSV, JSON, Excel, etc.
- Rotating proxies to avoid IP blocks
- Cloud-based scraper hosting
- Browser emulation to spoof bot checks
- Scheduling for recurring data extraction
Overall, ParseHub removes the complexity of building a custom web scraper and allows anyone to start extracting web data in minutes.
How to Integrate Oxylabs‘ Proxies with ParseHub
Integrating proxies into ParseHub provides additional IP rotation capabilities to avoid blocks while scraping. Here are step-by-step instructions to add Oxylabs residential or datacenter proxies:
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Sign up for an Oxylabs account and add your IP address to the whitelist under Residential Proxies. This allows ParseHub access through your proxies.
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For residential proxies, note your Oxylabs credentials as you‘ll need them later. For datacenter proxies, note your proxy IP and port.
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Download and install ParseHub on your computer.
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Create a new ParseHub project and insert a URL to start scraping.
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Once in "Browse" mode, open Preferences > Network > Settings
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Select "Manual proxy configuration"
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For residential proxies, enter:
- HTTP Proxy: pr.oxylabs.io
- Port: 7777
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For datacenter proxies, enter:
- HTTP Proxy: your_proxy_IP
- Port: your_proxy_port
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Click OK to save the proxy settings
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You may see a prompt to enter your Oxylabs credentials if using residential proxies.
And you‘re all set! ParseHub will now use your Oxylabs proxies for added rotation and block avoidance.
Adding Multiple Custom Proxies
If you have multiple Oxylabs proxies you want to rotate through, you can enter them all in ParseHub‘s custom proxy field:
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In ParseHub‘s Settings, check "Rotate IP address" and find the "Custom Proxies" text field
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Paste your list of proxies, one per line, in the following format:
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For residential proxies: username:[email protected]:7777
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For datacenter proxies: IP:port
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Save your settings and ParseHub will rotate through the custom proxies
This allows you to maximize IP rotation for your web scraping projects.
Benefits of Integrating Proxies
Why integrate proxies with ParseHub? Some key benefits include:
- Avoid IP blocking by rotating different residential IPs
- Use datacenter proxies for higher performance scraping
- Manage and rotate proxies easily through Oxylabs platform
- Scale up proxy usage as your data needs grow
-Integrate with either residential or datacenter proxies
Using proxies with ParseHub improves success rates when scraping at scale and provides the flexibility to use either residential or datacenter proxy types.
Final Thoughts
In summary, integrating Oxylabs proxies into ParseHub provides a robust web scraping solution for extracting large amounts of quality data from websites. The combination of ParseHub‘s user-friendly interface plus Oxylabs‘ reliable proxy networks enables scalable data extraction without headaches of managing scrapers and proxies separately.
If you have any other questions on integrating proxies with ParseHub, don‘t hesitate to reach out to Oxylabs support for assistance. Happy scraping!
